Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has inaugurated two new commissioners, stating that the move was part of his government’s renewed momentum in delivering good and impactful governance.
Newsbuka reports that the new commissioners are Barr. Osinachi Nnajieze and Dr. Charles Egumgbe.
While Barr. Nnajieze, who was the Special Adviser on Legal Matters to the Governor before his appointment, replaces Dr. Kingsley Udeh, current Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Egumgbe was designated as the Commissioner for Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development, carved out from the now split Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Also, Deacon Okey Ogbodo will continue to head the Ministry of Local Government Affairs.
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, in the Executive Chambers, Government House, Enugu on Tuesday, Mbah declared that there would be no holiday for both the new and old appointees.
He emphasised that there was so much work to be done, in order to meet the people’s expectations now raised so high by the administration’s massive achievements in less than three years.
Mbah added that all contract payments would, henceforth, be cleared by the Office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, to checkmate observed sharp practices by some unscrupulous contractors
He tasked the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to brace up for the huge task ahead, especially given the sensitiveness and enormity of responsibilities vested in the ministry.
He directed the new Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Dr. Egumgbe, to work to strengthen the traditional institutions.
Responding on behalf of the new commissioners, Barr. Nnajieze said that they understood the weight of expectations on them, assuring that they would add impetus to his humongous vision and unprecedented transformation of Enugu State.
